1947 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 86-68
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,277,361, Avg. 18,791
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (86-68)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1947 Boston Braves Roster
The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 86 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Braves paced the league with just 622 runs allowed. Boston scored 701 runs. Bob Elliott led the team with 22 home runs, while Earl Torgeson walloped 20 or more, too. Bob Elliott drove in 113 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .317 average. Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn paced the squad with 21 wins each, and Warren Spahn recorded a 2.33 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Southworth coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 697
Regular Season Runs Against: 621
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 15, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
April 17, 1947 | Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
April 18, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Boston Braves 10 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
April 19, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
April 19, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
April 23, 1947 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 3-1 | 0-2 | 3-3 | ||
April 24, 1947 | New York Giants 5 at Boston Braves 14 | W | 4-1 | 0-2 | 4-3 | ||
April 26, 1947 | Boston Braves 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 4-1 | 1-2 | 5-3 | ||
April 27, 1947 | Boston Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 4-1 | 1-3 | 5-4 | ||
April 29, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 5-1 | 1-3 | 6-4 | ||
April 30, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Braves 10 | W | 6-1 | 1-3 | 7-4 | ||
May 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 6-2 | 1-3 | 7-5 | ||
May 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 7-2 | 1-3 | 8-5 | ||
May 6, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 8-2 | 1-3 | 9-5 | ||
May 7, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 9-2 | 1-3 | 10-5 | ||
May 8, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Braves 12 | W | 10-2 | 1-3 | 11-5 | ||
May 9, 1947 | Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 2 | W | 10-2 | 2-3 | 12-5 | ||
May 10, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 2 | L | 10-2 | 2-4 | 12-6 | ||
May 11, 1947 | Boston Braves 11 at New York Giants 3 | W | 10-2 | 3-4 | 13-6 | ||
May 11, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 8 | L | 10-2 | 3-5 | 13-7 | ||
May 12, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 10-2 | 3-6 | 13-8 | ||
May 13, 1947 | Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 10-2 | 4-6 | 14-8 | ||
May 15, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 10-2 | 4-7 | 14-9 | ||
May 16, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 10-2 | 4-8 | 14-10 | ||
May 17, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 10-2 | 5-8 | 15-10 | ||
May 18, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 10-2 | 6-8 | 16-10 | ||
May 18, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 10-2 | 6-9 | 16-11 | ||
May 20, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 10-2 | 6-10 | 16-12 | ||
May 23, 1947 | New York Giants 8 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 10-3 | 6-10 | 16-13 | ||
May 24, 1947 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 11-3 | 6-10 | 17-13 | ||
May 25, 1947 | New York Giants 9 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 11-4 | 6-10 | 17-14 | ||
May 27, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 12-4 | 6-10 | 18-14 | ||
May 28, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 12-5 | 6-10 | 18-15 | ||
May 30, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 13-5 | 6-10 | 19-15 | ||
May 30, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 14-5 | 6-10 | 20-15 | ||
May 31, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 14-6 | 6-10 | 20-16 | ||
June 1, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 15-6 | 6-10 | 21-16 | ||
June 1, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 16-6 | 6-10 | 22-16 | ||
June 2, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 16-7 | 6-10 | 22-17 | ||
June 3, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 16-8 | 6-10 | 22-18 | ||
June 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 17-8 | 6-10 | 23-18 | ||
June 5, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 17-9 | 6-10 | 23-19 | ||
June 6, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 18-9 | 6-10 | 24-19 | ||
June 7, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 9 | W | 19-9 | 6-10 | 25-19 | ||
June 9, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 20-9 | 6-10 | 26-19 | ||
June 10, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 21-9 | 6-10 | 27-19 | ||
June 11, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 21-10 | 6-10 | 27-20 | ||
June 11, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 21-11 | 6-10 | 27-21 | ||
June 13, 1947 | Boston Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 21-11 | 7-10 | 28-21 | ||
June 15, 1947 | Boston Braves 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 21-11 | 8-10 | 29-21 | ||
June 15, 1947 | Boston Braves 13 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 21-11 | 9-10 | 30-21 | ||
June 17, 1947 | Boston Braves 11 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 21-11 | 10-10 | 31-21 | ||
June 18, 1947 | Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 21-11 | 10-11 | 31-22 | ||
June 20, 1947 | Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 21-11 | 10-12 | 31-23 | ||
June 21, 1947 | Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 21-11 | 11-12 | 32-23 | ||
June 22, 1947 | Boston Braves 8 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 21-11 | 12-12 | 33-23 | ||
June 23, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 21-11 | 12-13 | 33-24 | ||
June 24, 1947 | Boston Braves 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 21-11 | 13-13 | 34-24 | ||
June 26, 1947 | Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 21-11 | 13-14 | 34-25 | ||
June 27, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 21-12 | 13-14 | 34-26 | ||
June 28, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 22-12 | 13-14 | 35-26 | ||
June 29, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 23-12 | 13-14 | 36-26 | ||
June 29, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 24-12 | 13-14 | 37-26 | ||
July 1, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 15 | L | 24-12 | 13-15 | 37-27 | ||
July 2, 1947 | Boston Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 24-12 | 13-16 | 37-28 | ||
July 3, 1947 | Boston Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 24-12 | 13-17 | 37-29 | ||
July 4, 1947 | Boston Braves 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 24-12 | 14-17 | 38-29 | ||
July 4, 1947 | Boston Braves 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 24-12 | 15-17 | 39-29 | ||
July 5, 1947 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 24-12 | 16-17 | 40-29 | ||
July 6, 1947 | Boston Braves 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 24-12 | 16-18 | 40-30 | ||
July 10, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 24-13 | 16-18 | 40-31 | ||
July 10, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 25-13 | 16-18 | 41-31 | ||
July 11, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 25-14 | 16-18 | 41-32 | ||
July 12, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 26-14 | 16-18 | 42-32 | ||
July 13, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 27-14 | 16-18 | 43-32 | ||
July 13, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 28-14 | 16-18 | 44-32 | ||
July 14, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 28-15 | 16-18 | 44-33 | ||
July 15, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 28-16 | 16-18 | 44-34 | ||
July 16, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 29-16 | 16-18 | 45-34 | ||
July 17, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 29-17 | 16-18 | 45-35 | ||
July 18, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 29-18 | 16-18 | 45-36 | ||
July 19, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 30-18 | 16-18 | 46-36 | ||
July 20, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 30-19 | 16-18 | 46-37 | ||
July 22, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 30-19 | 17-18 | 47-37 | ||
July 22, 1947 | Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 30-19 | 17-19 | 47-38 | ||
July 23, 1947 | Boston Braves 12 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 30-19 | 18-19 | 48-38 | ||
July 24, 1947 | Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 30-19 | 18-20 | 48-39 | ||
July 25, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 30-19 | 18-21 | 48-40 | ||
July 26, 1947 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 30-19 | 18-22 | 48-41 | ||
July 27, 1947 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 30-19 | 19-22 | 49-41 | ||
July 28, 1947 | Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 30-19 | 19-23 | 49-42 | ||
July 29, 1947 | Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 30-19 | 19-24 | 49-43 | ||
July 30, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 30-19 | 19-25 | 49-44 | ||
July 30, 1947 | Boston Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 30-19 | 20-25 | 50-44 | ||
August 1, 1947 | Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 30-19 | 21-25 | 51-44 | ||
August 1, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 30-19 | 21-26 | 51-45 | ||
August 2, 1947 | Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 30-19 | 21-27 | 51-46 | ||
August 3, 1947 | Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 30-19 | 22-27 | 52-46 | ||
August 3, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 30-19 | 22-28 | 52-47 | ||
August 4, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 30-20 | 22-28 | 52-48 | ||
August 5, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 31-20 | 22-28 | 53-48 | ||
August 6, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 32-20 | 22-28 | 54-48 | ||
August 7, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 33-20 | 22-28 | 55-48 | ||
August 8, 1947 | Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 5 | W | 33-20 | 23-28 | 56-48 | ||
August 9, 1947 | Boston Braves 9 at New York Giants 4 | W | 33-20 | 24-28 | 57-48 | ||
August 10, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 6 | L | 33-20 | 24-29 | 57-49 | ||
August 10, 1947 | Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 5 | W | 33-20 | 25-29 | 58-49 | ||
August 12, 1947 | Boston Braves 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 33-20 | 26-29 | 59-49 | ||
August 13, 1947 | Boston Braves 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | L | 33-20 | 26-30 | 59-50 | ||
August 14, 1947 | Boston Braves 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | L | 33-20 | 26-31 | 59-51 | ||
August 15, 1947 | New York Giants 7 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 34-20 | 26-31 | 60-51 | ||
August 16, 1947 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 35-20 | 26-31 | 61-51 | ||
August 17, 1947 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 36-20 | 26-31 | 62-51 | ||
August 17, 1947 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 37-20 | 26-31 | 63-51 | ||
August 19, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 38-20 | 26-31 | 64-51 | ||
August 20, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 16 at Boston Braves 10 | L | 38-21 | 26-31 | 64-52 | ||
August 21, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 39-21 | 26-31 | 65-52 | ||
August 21, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 40-21 | 26-31 | 66-52 | ||
August 22, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 40-22 | 26-31 | 66-53 | ||
August 23, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 10 | W | 41-22 | 26-31 | 67-53 | ||
August 24, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 41-23 | 26-31 | 67-54 | ||
August 25, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 41-24 | 26-31 | 67-55 | ||
August 26, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 42-24 | 26-31 | 68-55 | ||
August 27, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 42-25 | 26-31 | 68-56 | ||
August 28, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 43-25 | 26-31 | 69-56 | ||
August 28, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Boston Braves 8 | W | 44-25 | 26-31 | 70-56 | ||
August 29, 1947 | Boston Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 44-25 | 27-31 | 71-56 | ||
August 30, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 44-25 | 28-31 | 72-56 | ||
August 31, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 44-25 | 28-32 | 72-57 | ||
August 31, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 44-25 | 29-32 | 73-57 | ||
September 1, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 12 | L | 44-25 | 29-33 | 73-58 | ||
September 1, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 2 | L | 44-25 | 29-34 | 73-59 | ||
September 4, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 45-25 | 29-34 | 74-59 | ||
September 5, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 46-25 | 29-34 | 75-59 | ||
September 6, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 47-25 | 29-34 | 76-59 | ||
September 7, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 0 | L | 47-26 | 29-34 | 76-60 | ||
September 9, 1947 | Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 47-26 | 29-35 | 76-61 | ||
September 10, 1947 | Boston Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 47-26 | 30-35 | 77-61 | ||
September 11, 1947 | Boston Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | L | 47-26 | 30-36 | 77-62 | ||
September 11, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 47-26 | 30-37 | 77-63 | ||
September 12, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 47-26 | 30-38 | 77-64 | ||
September 13, 1947 | Boston Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 47-26 | 31-38 | 78-64 | ||
September 14, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 47-26 | 32-38 | 79-64 | ||
September 14, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 47-26 | 32-39 | 79-65 | ||
September 15, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 47-26 | 32-40 | 79-66 | ||
September 17, 1947 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 47-26 | 33-40 | 80-66 | ||
September 18, 1947 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 47-26 | 34-40 | 81-66 | ||
September 20, 1947 | Boston Braves 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 47-26 | 35-40 | 82-66 | ||
September 21, 1947 | Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 47-26 | 36-40 | 83-66 | ||
September 25, 1947 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 47-27 | 36-40 | 83-67 | ||
September 26, 1947 | New York Giants 0 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 48-27 | 36-40 | 84-67 | ||
September 27, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 49-27 | 36-40 | 85-67 | ||
September 28, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 50-27 | 36-40 | 86-67 |